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The Strategic Choice of Aphek
Commentators explain that Aphek was a fortress city located in a plain. The Syrians deliberately chose this battlefield because they wrongly believed Israel's God was only powerful in the hills. This geographical detail underscores how the enemy's strategy was founded on a profound misunderstanding of God's true, unlimited nature.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 20:26
18th Century
Theologian
Aphek - There were several places of this name in Palestine (see the marginal references). This Aphek has been almost certainly identified w…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 20:26
19th Century
Bishop
Aphek. —The name, meaning simply a “fortress,” applies to several different places. There are two places that fit well with the Ap…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Kings 20:25–27
19th Century
Preacher
And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the pla…
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John Gill
On 1 Kings 20:26
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass at the return of the year
In the spring, or autumn, as some think, (See Gill on [Reference 2…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 20:22–30
17th Century
Minister
Those around Benhadad advised him to change his ground. They take it for granted that it was not Israel, but Israel's gods, that beat them; but the…